Biofuture Initiative & Clean Skies for Tomorrow
23 September 2022 | 12:45 – 13:45
Room 407
David Lawrence Convention Center
1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA
The GCEAF high-level Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) side event is being organized by the Clean Energy Ministerial Biofuture Initiative, Mission Possible Partnership, World Economic Forum, Energy Transition Commission, and the Rocky Mountain Institute.
The SAF event will:
- Feature the public release of the U.S. SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap
- Educate the Clean Energy community on the decarbonization pathways and near-term actions across the breadth of the aviation sector
- Engage policymakers and industry stakeholders on the necessary policies, milestones, and actions needed to unlock feedstock supply, biorefining development, and critical investment in the next decade
- Showcase industry progress, including investments and SAF off-take agreements.
AGENDA
Part 1 – Public release of the U.S. SAF Grand Challenge Roadmap (TBC) | Duration: 15 minutes
Moderator
- Michael Berube | U.S. Department of Energy | Deputy Assistant Secretary (confirmed)
Speakers
- Secretary Jennifer Granholm | U.S. Department of Energy (confirmed)
- Secretary Tom Vilsack | U.S. Department of Agriculture (tbc)
- Annie Petsonk | U.S. Department of Transportation | Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs (confirmed)
- Dr. James Hileman | Federal Aviation Administration | Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor for Environment | U.S. Department of Transportation (confirmed)
Part 2 – International Ambition for SAF Deployment | Duration 15 minutes
Keynote
- Dr. Fatih Birol | International Energy Agency | Executive Director (tbc)
Moderator
- Dr. Paolo Frankl | International Energy Agency | Head of the Renewable Energy Division (confirmed)
Speakers
- Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh | India Ministry of Science and Technology & Earth Sciences (confirmed)
- José Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi | Ministry of New & Renewable Energy | Secretary (confirmed)
Part 3 – Industry as a source of Innovation I – A supplier perspective| Duration 15 minutes
Moderator
- Jim Spaeth | U.S. DOE BETO | Chair Biofuture Initiative & U.S. DOE Program Manager (confirmed)
Speakers
- Pat Gruber | Gevo | CEO (confirmed)
- Shishir Joshipura | Praj | CEO (confirmed)
- Carlos Maurer | Shell | EVP, Sectors and Decarbonisation (confirmed)
- Jeff McDaniel | Velocys | Vice President, New Projects (confirmed)
- Jimmy Samartzis | LanzaJet | CEO (confirmed)
- Bryan Sherbacow | Alder Fuels | CEO (confirmed)
Part 4 – Industry as a source of Innovation II – A user perspective | Duration 15 minutes
Moderator
- Andrew Chen | Rocky Mountain Institute | Principal for Aviation Decarbonization (confirmed)
Speakers
- Gurhan Andac | GE Aviation |Engineering Technical Leader, Aviation Fuels (confirmed)
- Tom Michels | United Airlines | Director, Government Affairs (confirmed)
- Sheila Remes | Boeing | Vice-President, Environmental Sustainability (confirmed)
- Lauren Tremblay | Southwest Airlines | Senior Sustainability Consultant (confirmed)
